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J. A. JUDGE & J. E. CHAPMAN.

ADJUSTABLE TIME FUSE CARTRIDGE.

No. 537,290. Patented Apr. 9, 1895.

INVENTORS. Tamas A. fSuu b, VBY iwwwifikmxgmw ATTORNEY UNITED STATESATENT OFFI E,

. JAMES A. JUDGE AND JAMES F. CHAPMAN, or PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

To (tZl whom it may concern;

ADJUSTABL E TIME-FUSE CARTRIDGE SPECIFICATION formingpart Letters PatentNo. 537,290, dated Apri19,'1 89,5'

' Application filed J'une 6.1894. Serial in. 513,662- on moclel.)

Be it known that we, JAMES A. JUDGE and l JAMES F. CHAPMAN, ofProvidence, in the county of Providence and State. of Rhode Island, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Time-FuseCartridges; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact descrip-j tion thereof, reference being had to theaccom panying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification,

This invention relates to cartridges for fire arms using shot or balls,and its object is to produce a cartridge that shall explode'and scatterits contents at the proper time, and capable of instant adjustment forany dislance, at the time of using. It is fully illustrated in theaccompanying drawings.

,Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a complete cartridge, ready for use.rear end view of the same. Fig. 3 isa front end view. Fig. 4 is alongitudinal section through the center ofall the cartrigde but a smallpart of the rear end, which is shown in elevation. Figs. 5 to 9 areviews showing details of the construction of the adjustable fuse, to behereinafter explained. This cartridge is composed of two sections, oneof which, the shell A,is in form andconstrnction like the shell of anordinary ball cartridge, and may have either a center or a rim fire. IIis the usual-charge of powder held in the rear part of the shell A, andcovered by the wad G, pressed down on it. The other section, case B, ismade a little'smaller in diameter than the shell, so as to enter easily,and of such length that when its 'reanend rests on the wad G, its otherend will project a little way out of the shell A., The outer endof theshell A, is closed in-"around'the.

case B; but not so close-as to' prevent the" case from being easilyturned around by' the fingers, in the shell. shut into the front end ofthe case B, having "suff cient weight to-cause the case with itscontents, to go in a straight line, when shot.

out of the arm. This case B, is filled. with shot or balls D, withsuflici'ent powder or other explosive 0, either in a. part of the caseseparated by a wadfF, or withnthe shot, to burst the case andscatter-the balls when- Fig.2 is a- A pointed block E, is

ignited. A plate 5, has a'circular'groove P,

made in it, with a hole.h,.made in one end of it, and-a screw K, is putthrough this plate and screwed into the rear end of the case B.. Thepurpose of the groove is to hold a fuse to fire the powder 0, in thecase? B, through a hole d, inthe end of the case.

It will be readily seen that if the "plate s, '6 o is turnedso that thehole h, in it, is'opposite 'to'the hole 01, in the end of the case, thefire will instantly run through both, holes to the and d, the fire-willhave to light the fuse in the groove, throughthe hole It, and travelalong the groove to the hole d,,.to ignite the I powder in the case,andconsequentlywill be 6 a longer time. in doing it, so that by turningtheplate S, to in-creasethe distance betweenthe holes d, h, the lengthof time'betwe'en the" discharge of the powder in the sh'elland thefiring of the powder in thecase through the 7 5 fuse, will be increased,and" the explosion ofthe case will take place farther from the muzzle ofthe arm, and vice versa. 7

To enable a personto change the relative positions of the-plate Sand theend oi the 8b case, to time the explosion of the case after the latterhas been put into the shell, means-- are provided to hold the plate "S,and turn the case 13,011 the plate, by its outer end,

One or morepoints .R,are made 'onvthe out- 85 side of the plate S,sharp-enough to enter .the'wad G, when the case ispressed down-in theshell, so as to, hold the plateS, from turn;

ing when the case is turned, and a [series :Ofi s graduated marks 'i, ismade around that'p'art' 9c of the case B, that. projects outgf .theshell", and a zeromarko, is made on theysdge of the shell, to set thetime distance atwhiclr the case shall be exploded andthe shot or ballsscattered; .When thepowder in:;the

shell is fired in-discharging. the g un,"it will" ignite the-fusethroughthe -hole;h, -.as ex;- plained, and travel along theil'ength offuse in the groove P, to'the hole d, in.the': end o the case B, where itwill enterand ignitethe ,1}

powder C, and explode the case. vA series of notches N, is made in theperiphery or the plate S, (see Fig; 5) agreeing with: he divis ionmarks'i, -on the end .of the case B, and-a inside of thechamb er in caseB;"but if the plate S, is turned so that aportion more or less of thegroove P, lies between the'holes h I small spring m, attached to thecase B, has one end resting on the edge of the plate, so

' as to fall into 'the, notches as the case is turned, and indicatehy aclick to the ear 5' whenthe. eye is otherwise engaged, how far the casehas been turned from the zero point 0, on the shell. The groove mayihemadein theendof thecase B, instead ofthe plate S, and it will operatein'substantially the same 1o w'ay as described. V y

Having thus described our improved cartridge, we claim as our inventionand desire to secure by Letters Patent 1: Afcartridge composed of twosections,one

' i5 otwhichsectionsinclosesthe main charge of powder and the greaterpart of the other sec- I ,-tion, whichcarries shot. or balls and a smallcharge of powder, in combination with a plate having-a circular groovemade in it, with a 20 hole at one end of said groove, and a fuse lo:"cated in the groove and fitted-to be revolubly attached bymeans ofascrew totherear end of the inner case, saidjnn'er section having a 25'{hole in its rear end corresponding with the '25 groove inthe plate,and means for preventing said plate from turning when the inner sectionis-turned, substantially as described.- v 2-. A cartridge composed oftwo sections,one

- of which sections incloses the main chargejof 3o powder and thegreater part of the other section, which carries shot or balls and asmall charge of powder, thejinner section having graduated divisionmarks made on the 'nor-- ftion ofv it that projects from the outer sec-5, tion' a zero mark made on said outer section,

and a 'plate with acircular groove containing a fuse-substantially asspecified.

3. A cartridge composed of'two sections, one pf which sections inclosesthe main charge of ing a holein itsreareud correspondingwith the groovein the plate, and means for prewith points on its o'uter'side to enterthe wad 5'0 1 covering the powder in the outer section and prevent saidplate from turning when the inner section is turned, substantially asdescribed.

4. Acartridgecomposed oftwosections,one 55 of which sectiousincloses themain charge of 1 powder and the greater part, of the other section,which carries shot or balls and a small charge of powder, in combinationwith a plate having a circular groove made in it, with a holeatone endof said groove, and a fuse locatedjn the groove and fitted to herevolubly attached by means of a screw to the ,rear end of the innercase, said inner section l1avventing said plate from turning when thein" her section is turned, and said plate having a series of notchesmade in its periphery, agreeing with the graduated markson the innersection, and adetent spring attached tosaid inner section to catchinsaid notches, substantially as described.'

JAMES A. JUDGE. J. F. CHAPMAN.

Witnesses: v

, BENJ. ARNOLD,

E. B. READ.

